Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

We did a full-court press led by Steven because once we decided this was the team we wanted to work with and this opportunity mapped to our belief system that content + tech will build a generation of great Internet companies.

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Source Link

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The concept of building networks of support, or what has sometimes been referred to as, forging “entrepreneurial ecosystems”, has been a key focus for many advancing the idea that innovation and entrepreneurship will be the future of not just our recovery- but the necessary inclusive pathway for economic advancement and wealth building for all.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). Given how much opportunity is out there, 2-3 good ones a year is doable. Even if we miss on lots of great opportunities. I don’t lose a lot of sleep over missing good deals.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When I would meet potential clients, I knew I was having an impact because they would mention lessons they’d learned from my sessions and reference how they helped them. I continually reference these tools, techniques and logistics of a project starting from the beginning to the end.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 12, 2021

Still, new opportunities are popping up in remote work, psychedelics and wellness. What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? Innovative. Huge potential.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2021

” But taking a step back, what is driving these cycles is what the Atlantico report refers to as “the second wave” of digital transformation. And on a broader level, the region’s structural issues have typically represented opportunities for startups leveraging technology to address them.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. Just literally this week I had breakfast with a guy giving a reference who said, “He’s brilliant. In fact, just a short Google search reveals that I’ve referred to him frequently through the years. But he knows it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

If you’re a business owner who has survived the conversion to remote work, you could have a lucrative opportunity in front of you: job demand. However, employment opportunities are scarce. When inquiring about their experience, you should request references from previous employers. Tech-Savvy.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

Contributed by Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of the boutique future-proofing consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts , which helps forward-looking leaders avoid dangerous threats and missed opportunities. It refers to the tendency to disregard other more appropriate alternatives when we have a particular perception of proper practices.

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This is going to be BIG.

JULY 27, 2017

Make references to founders you've backed available upon request. If you wind up getting more interest than you anticipated in a seed round, give the investors a fair opportunity to work together. Make it clear where your money comes from and what control you have over it. Are you a fund? Is it personal money?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

We are often referred to as the Sandwich Generation—caught in the middle between aging parents and children. Often, professionals identify missed financial planning opportunities and coordination gaps that could cost families thousands or even millions of dollars, depending on their net worth.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

In any job you either find leadership opportunities for your best people BEFORE they ask or other people start asking them to become leaders somewhere else. The fact that Kara doesn’t have what my wife likes to refer jokingly as my “Y chromosome problem” is beside the fact. But if you know Kara, you likely already know all of this.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 8, 2021

They both reference the writing of Dror Poleg on this topic so I will link to his blog as well. The opportunities around this are almost endless and I am personally very excited by it. We’re Never Going Back – Packy McCormick. What will be the new office hours? We will need to figure that out. USV TEAM POSTS:

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2021

Contributed by Michael Roderick, a recent EO 360° podcast guest and the founder and CEO of Small Pond Enterprises , which helps coaches and consultants make their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. I like to refer (ha ha) to these people as “referability partners”.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Because I''m in my market and in the flow of top teams and networked with the right folks, I''m never more than a character reference away through someone I trust and know well to just about all of the people I''ve backed. The people I''ve backed don''t really come out of nowhere. Tell me how I''m being unreasonable.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We live in interesting times where working at a startup is glamorized to the point that many founders even refer to their team members as “rock stars,” which to my ears is cringe worthy. Passion is also the featured heavily in nearly every presentation I give to entrepreneurs or on college campuses or in talks with MBA students.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 25, 2013

Back in 2006, when I started working on putting together some community groups for entrepreneurs and tech people, I looked for a better name to reference this collection of people. Tech community" seemed too much about people soldering things together and writing code. 33 Flatbush.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A Forum, which is also often referred to as a Mastermind, is a group of peers who meet regularly, with the goal of helping each member improve personally and professionally. In a standard Forum meeting, a member makes a presentation about an opportunity or challenge they are facing and asks for the group’s input.

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Revolution

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It was an opportunity to generate significant returns, momentum for rising startup markets, and innovation that would strengthen America’s dynamism and competitiveness. Louis AgriBusiness Club : The organization offers networking opportunities that bring together various stakeholders in the AgTech sector. Let’s get into it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 3, 2024

Local SEO refers to an optimization strategy focused on getting your business to appear in the top three results on Google Maps when people search for solutions on the web. Local SEO How often have you searched stores or services near your location on Google Maps?

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

Provocation-based selling turns these challenges into opportunities. This is why provocation-based selling requires the vendor to utilize what Moore refers to as “soft power”, specifically “relationship capital.” But challenges create opportunities. The approach flips traditional solution-based selling upside down.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

To celebrate Porfirio’s efforts in creating job opportunities in his community, and in leading them toward a culture of sustainability, the YLAI Network asked him a few questions about Green Depot’s successes. The ultimate goal of Green Depot is to be a global reference for industrial triple impact companies (i.e.,

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

Instead of references, I like to give a list of every entrepreneur I’ve ever worked with and an email address. That way you put yourself in the position to win and you can work the specifics to close the deal when the opportunity presents itself. Make it easy on the entrepreneur to meet the full partnership.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The team will be great and reference well. And hair can get in the way of an otherwise financeable opportunity. In a perfect world, everything about a potential investment will be confidence inducing. The market will be huge. The technology will be well developed. The price and terms will be attractive. But the world is not perfect.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Culture refers to the social and emotional glue that bonds employees together into a community of belonging, motivates employees and protects against burnout. Why corporate culture suffered during the pandemic. It includes the norms and practices that determine how people collaborate.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 5, 2016

This led median valuations to triple in 3 years and led to this stupid phenomenon that people refer to as “unicorns ,” which I am convinced will the the thing most historians laugh most about in this era. The fact that I still see it referred to in pitch decks is farcical. Late-Stage VCs Pay Up. Lack of Conviction / Follow Through.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

Having a good sales methodology can help you ensure your company runs more disciplined campaigns and focuses scarce resources on your best opportunities. In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA , which I wrote about previously. The first post covered the topic of “P” or pain.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

And at moments of crisis or moments of great opportunity it can often be a small group of people surrounding you who help move you carefully across a winding pass and on to greatness. And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post. And yes, there are some bad actors.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

For example, one investor was “tracking” an enterprise company that he was interested in, but worried that he was going lose the opportunity to invest if the company got noticed by a fund with a bigger brand name. I’d often refer to this as figuring out what the “eleven out of ten” was for any given situation.

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Revolution

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Having the opportunity to learn from the founders you back is by far one of the most rewarding parts of being a venture capital investor. I used to joke that the company moves at “the speed of Jonathan,” referring to the founder’s incredible impatience with the status quo. But in reality –and without jest?—?the

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Identify the issue you are passionate about—and be open to unexpected opportunities to fulfill your giving goals. One-off giving opportunities make a mark, but ongoing giving amplifies your impact. Refer back to it when you need to replenish your giving tank. Piyush’s background is in elementary education.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So now that you’ve accepted (I hope) that exclusivity can be a massive opportunity if crafted correctly, let me delve into the topic. The initial Apple/AT&T deal was of course limited to the geography in which AT&T operated and thus after its initial success Apple had a template for exclusivity agreements in other countries.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

When Opportunity Knocks, Scrutinize It. Everyone loves opportunity. That’s why every time an opportunity arises, I ask myself a list of specific questions in order to fully think through it. Will this opportunity make us better? When hiring, I take resumes with a grain of salt, as I do references, too.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

JUNE 2, 2022

The theme for this summit is “Building a Sustainable, Resilient, and Equitable Future,” which responds to the hemisphere’s most pressing issues, including the COVID-19 pandemic, threats to democracy, the climate crisis, and a lack of equitable access to opportunities. . GobData provides the only app to include salaries and public purchases.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

In marketing materials founders often refer to their customer base as a “community”, but there’s a huge gap between having customers and creating a community. This will always be important to us, but we also see tremendous opportunity to expand our virtual community to include friends and colleagues worldwide.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

For reference, headless commerce is the idea that, rather than going with an end-to-end solution that does it all (marketing, fulfillment, delivery), your services are “dismembered” and stand alone as individual microservices. Away from most headless commerce. Headless commerce must have had a great PR person.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 2, 2023

This is your opportunity to determine if you’re okay with spending 40+ hours together in a high-pressure startup environment. You now have an opportunity to build both depth and breadth into your mutual assessment. At the end of the meeting, ask for one or two work-related references (i.e., remote, in-person, hours, etc.)

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